The Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
16 faculty members honored at Fall Faculty Assembly
Aug. 28, 2020—Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Faculty Senate Chair Catherine McTamaney presented faculty awards for both spring and fall 2020 as part of the virtual faculty assembly held Aug. 27.
Seven academic leaders honored at Spring Faculty Assembly
Apr. 5, 2019—Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos presented prestigious university awards to seven faculty members honored for their contributions and commitment to the university at the Spring Faculty Assembly.
Sealy wins first faculty diversity award; five others recognized
Mar. 31, 2016—The first winner of a Vanderbilt award to recognize faculty who contribute to diversity went to Linda Sealy of the School of Medicine.
Spring Faculty Assembly is March 31
Mar. 17, 2016—Vanderbilt’s Spring Faculty Assembly is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in Langford Auditorium. All faculty are encouraged to attend.
Wyatt Award presented to Owen Jones; four others honored
Apr. 3, 2014—Owen Jones was named winner of the Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor Award at Spring Faculty Assembly. Also honored with awards were Teresa Goddu, Jay Clayton, Marc Hetherington and Leigh Gilchrist.
Spring Faculty Assembly set for April 3
Mar. 21, 2013—Vanderbilt’s annual Spring Faculty Assembly is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. All faculty are encouraged to attend.
Looking Back
May. 1, 2012—Sarratt Student Center, undergoing its first major renovation in more than a decade, has been a hub of campus activity since it opened in 1974. Perhaps unknown to today’s students is the man for whom it was named. When Madison Sarratt came to Vanderbilt as an assistant professor of mathematics in 1916, Chancellor James Kirkland...
Spring Faculty Assembly set for March 29
Mar. 6, 2012—The annual Spring Faculty Assembly is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in Langford Auditorium. Opening remarks will be provided by Faculty Senate Chair David Weintraub. The faculty presentation will be performed by Blair School of Music‘s Cornelia Heard and Amy Dorfman, who will play a movement from César Franck’s Sonata for Violin and Piano. Chancellor...
Emeritus art professor Brumbaugh dies
Jan. 10, 2012—Art history professor emeritus Thomas Brendle Brumbaugh died Dec. 18, 2011, according to the Vanderbilt Department of History of Art. He retired in 1985 from teaching art history survey, American art, nineteenth-century art, and Indian art at Vanderbilt, where he received the 1968 Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. His scholarly interests ranged...
Vanderbilt University honors 16 faculty members as emeriti
May. 13, 2011—Sixteen retiring faculty members were recognized during Vanderbilt’s May 13 Commencement ceremony when the university honored their years of service and bestowed on them the title of emeritus or emerita faculty. Robert W. Blanning, professor of management, emeritus Blanning’s global experience combines the worlds of academia and business. He came to the Owen Graduate School...
Faculty awards conferred at spring assembly
Apr. 7, 2011—Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos presented five faculty members with awards when Vanderbilt‘s Spring Faculty Assembly convened April 7.